Best 9 Mobile Applications to travel in India

1. Chalo Delhi

Discover the great Indian capital city with Bed&Chai Guesthouse! With this application you will get to know the good restaurants where to have a dinner, good bars where to have a drink, main monuments must to visit in Delhi, the markets for shopping and the difference between numerous Indian religions. And this is not over yet : you will be able to calculate the right price whenever you take a rickshaw (tuk-ruk) and you will no longer be lost in Indian food translation with our food glossary! The metro map and the city map are also included in the app.

Cost: Free

Available on: Android

Needs: Nothing

2. IRCTC connect

Booking train tickets on the IRCTC website can be a time-consuming experience. IRCTC Connect makes life a little bit easier, by helping you search, book and cancel tickets. The app retains passenger details so you don’t have to repeat yourself, and new users can register from the app directly. However you need to have an Indian credit card to make your booking.

Cost: Free

Available on: Android

Needs: Wi-Fi connexion

3. Cleartrip hotel flights irctc

This app lets you book hotel rooms, bus, flight and train tickets. You need an IRCTC login ID and an Indian phone number. Payments can be made by netbanking, debit or credit cards. Moreover this is one of few apps which allows you to make your booking by international credit cards

Cost: Free

Available on: Android, iOS, Blackberry, Windows phone

Needs: Wi-Fi connexion

4. Makemytrip hotel flights irctc

This app is also helpful in exploring flight and train rates, hotel accomodation and bus tickets. You can book everything online. And it’s usefull again because you can pay by your international credit card.

Cost: Free

Available on: Android, iOS, Windows phone, Blackberry

Needs: Wi-Fi connexion

5. Erail.in

Erain.in app provides you an access to Indian Railways train information : train between 2 stations, PNR status, running status, fare, seat availability, train route, etc. So as you can check all information you need about trains. However this is not a booking website.

Cost: Free

Available on: Android, iOS

Needs: Wi-Fi connexion

6. Ola cabs

Ola Cabs works in most of major cities in India. You choose your cab (Mini, Sedan or Prime) and pay after reaching your destination. Your location details are shared with your taxi driver and he calls you once he is next to your door to pick you up. Moreover now with Ola Cabs you can book a rickshaw driver as well ! They speak English very well and are very honest. And you will be charged only 10Rs extra for your trip.

Cost: Free

Available on: Android, iOS, Windows phone

Needs: Wi-Fi connexion

7. Meru Cabs

Book your cab instantly with Meru Cabs! It’s very easy and you can track your taxi driver as well as his infirmation : his photograph, phone number and cab details. You can add your money on you mobile digital wallet. You will be charged after your trip only.

Cost: Free

Available on: Android

Needs: Wi-Fi connexion

8. English to Hindi Translator

If you don’t speak hindi and you want to travel around this beautiful country, don’t worry! Now you can count on English to Hindi Translator app! There more than 500 words and sentences used in Indian daily life that you can learn by listening the pronouncing.

Cost: Free

Available on: Android

Needs: Nothing

9. Delhi Public Transport Offline by Google

The Delhi Public Transport offline app will search for Delhi Metro and bus directions and timetables without requiring Internet data. It will also notify you of Delhi Metro and bus transit news and delays through the app (this feature requires Internet).